No foul play suspected in Weymouth infant's death

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May 11, 2014 at 3:16 PMMay 11, 2014 at 9:20 PM

Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-month-old Weymouth girl who was found unresponsive by her parents Thursday morning, but so far they have found no evidence of foul play, a spokesman for the Norfolk County district attorney's office said.

Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger @JTrufant_Ledger

WEYMOUTH -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-month-old Weymouth girl who was found unresponsive by her parents Thursday morning, but so far they have found no evidence of foul play, a spokesman for the Norfolk County district attorney’s office said.

Weymouth Police were called before 8:30 a.m. Thursday when the infant’s parents found her unresponsive. The baby was later pronounced dead.

David Traub, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said State Police from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office are investigating, as with all unattended deaths.

Traub said an autopsy on the baby was conducted at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston on Friday afternoon.

“Although final determinations, including the cause and manner of death, are listed as undetermined, pending microscopic and toxicological testing, the Medical Examiner did not find any trauma or injury to the body consistent with foul play,” Traub said in a statement.

The state Department of Children and Families was per protocol in a child death, Traub said.

Department of Children and Families Spokeswoman Cayenne Isaaksen said in a prepared statement that the agency had recently opened a case with the family.